Sand filtration has been used extensively for onsite and small community application to treat drinking water with numerous installations. The sand filtration is developed as an option to treat and utilize waste water effluent to reduce the usage of water from domestic water supply. In this research, a laboratory scale model of sand filter was developed using sand and gravel as filter media. Tests on physical and chemical parameters such as pH, colour, suspended solids, ammonia, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), zinc, and chromium have been carried out. The results obtained were used to analyse the effectiveness ofsandfiltration to improve the quality ofwaste water effluent. The quality ofmost treated waste water effluent parameters complies with the Standard B of Environmental Quality Act 1974 (EQA 1974). Additionally, the quality was also compared with drinking water standards to make sure that it is suitable for non potable applications. The results showed that the quality of waste water effluent after sand filtration complied with the World Health Organization (WHO) Standards, Malaysian Drinking Water Standards, and National River Water Quality Standard (INTERIM) that makes it suitable for variety ofnon potable uses.